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CBS News seemed as though they were still maintaining a death grip on the Russian collusion delusion after Wednesday’s impeachment of President Trump. As if he were weighing in on the impeachment of his mole, CBS Evening News was in a tizzy Thursday night as they warned viewers that Russian President Vladimir Putin was spouting “Republican talking points” in Trump’s defense.
“It wasn't just Americans who were tuned into President Trump's impeachment. So were the Russians. Today, Vladimir Putin mocked the Democratic Party and echoed a number of Republican talking points,” huffed anchor Norah O’Donnell.
The report was filed by correspondent Elizabeth Palmer, who had previously done reports suggesting Iran was a victim of a “bullying and belligerent United States.” So, her level of objectiveness was apparent.
After first touching on a shootout outside the Moscow headquarters for Russia’s spy agency, she noted, “It happened shortly after President Putin's annual marathon press conference where he veered off the domestic agenda and straight into U.S. politics.”
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